# taju
## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably from taitaa +‎ -u, which regularly would give *taitu, but with levelling from the oblique stem (as in i.e. tajuissaan), which in Eastern Finnish sees a regular loss of -d- (thus *taidu- > taju), and with later internal borrowing into the western dialects. Traditionally held to be derived instead from a root *taje- which would have also yielded taitaa, taittaa, taipua, taimi, etc., but the semantic connections are quite weak. For the semantic link between taitaa and taju, note that taitaa has meanings like "to understand" in the older language, while taju in some eastern dialects also has the meaning "skill".
Karelian taju is borrowed from Finnish, as are modern Estonian taju, tajuma (< tajuta). The exact nature of taioman olla attested in Wiedemann's Estonian-German dictionary is uncertain, but may also represent a borrowing from Finnish or a parallel derivative.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑju/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ju]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: ta‧ju

### Noun

taju
* consciousness
    Hän menetti tajunsa.He lost his consciousness.
    olla tajuissaan ― to be conscious (alert, awake)
    tulla tajuihinsa ― to become conscious
    taju kankaalla ― unconscious, knocked-out
* sense, awareness
    Hänellä on hyvä huumorintaju.She has a good sense of humour.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of taju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tajuni
tajuni
accusative
nom.
tajuni
tajuni
gen.
tajuni
genitive
tajuni
tajujeni
partitive
tajuani
tajujani
inessive
tajussani
tajuissani
elative
tajustani
tajuistani
illative
tajuuni
tajuihini
adessive
tajullani
tajuillani
ablative
tajultani
tajuiltani
allative
tajulleni
tajuilleni
essive
tajunani
tajuinani
translative
tajukseni
tajuikseni
abessive
tajuttani
tajuittani
instructive
comitative
—tajuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tajusi
tajusi
accusative
nom.
tajusi
tajusi
gen.
tajusi
genitive
tajusi
tajujesi
partitive
tajuasi
tajujasi
inessive
tajussasi
tajuissasi
elative
tajustasi
tajuistasi
illative
tajuusi
tajuihisi
adessive
tajullasi
tajuillasi
ablative
tajultasi
tajuiltasi
allative
tajullesi
tajuillesi
essive
tajunasi
tajuinasi
translative
tajuksesi
tajuiksesi
abessive
tajuttasi
tajuittasi
instructive
comitative
—tajuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tajumme
tajumme
accusative
nom.
tajumme
tajumme
gen.
tajumme
genitive
tajumme
tajujemme
partitive
tajuamme
tajujamme
inessive
tajussamme
tajuissamme
elative
tajustamme
tajuistamme
illative
tajuumme
tajuihimme
adessive
tajullamme
tajuillamme
ablative
tajultamme
tajuiltamme
allative
tajullemme
tajuillemme
essive
tajunamme
tajuinamme
translative
tajuksemme
tajuiksemme
abessive
tajuttamme
tajuittamme
instructive
comitative
—tajuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tajunne
tajunne
accusative
nom.
tajunne
tajunne
gen.
tajunne
genitive
tajunne
tajujenne
partitive
tajuanne
tajujanne
inessive
tajussanne
tajuissanne
elative
tajustanne
tajuistanne
illative
tajuunne
tajuihinne
adessive
tajullanne
tajuillanne
ablative
tajultanne
tajuiltanne
allative
tajullenne
tajuillenne
essive
tajunanne
tajuinanne
translative
tajuksenne
tajuiksenne
abessive
tajuttanne
tajuittanne
instructive
comitative
—tajuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tajunsa
tajunsa
accusative
nom.
tajunsa
tajunsa
gen.
tajunsa
genitive
tajunsa
tajujensa
partitive
tajuaan tajuansa
tajujaan tajujansa
inessive
tajussaan tajussansa
tajuissaan tajuissansa
elative
tajustaan tajustansa
tajuistaan tajuistansa
illative
tajuunsa
tajuihinsa
adessive
tajullaan tajullansa
tajuillaan tajuillansa
ablative
tajultaan tajultansa
tajuiltaan tajuiltansa
allative
tajulleen tajullensa
tajuilleen tajuillensa
essive
tajunaan tajunansa
tajuinaan tajuinansa
translative
tajukseen tajuksensa
tajuikseen tajuiksensa
abessive
tajuttaan tajuttansa
tajuittaan tajuittansa
instructive
comitative
—tajuineen tajuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tajuinen
* tajuta
* tajuton
* ajantaju
* alitajuinen
* helppotajuinen
* huumorintaju
* huumorintajuinen
* kansantajuinen
* kauneudentaju
* kielitaju
* muodontaju
* muototaju
* oikeustaju
* rytmitaju
* suhteellisuudentaju
* suuntataju
* tajunmenetys
* tilannetaju
* todellisuudentaju
* todellisuustaju
* tyylitaju
* vaikeatajuinen
* yleistajuinen

### Further reading

* “taju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtad͡ʒu/
* Hyphenation: ta‧ju
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒu, -u

### Etymology 1

Related to Indonesian taji (“spur”).

#### Noun

taju (plural taju-taju)
* (anatomy) protruding cartilage

##### Derived terms

* taju paruh gagak
* taju pedang

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

taju (plural taju-taju)
* alternative spelling of tajuk

### Further reading

* “taju” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latvian
### Noun

taju m
* inflection of tajs:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural